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No. 291,991. Patented Jan. 15, 1884.

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GEORGE \V. DAY, OF HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS.

LAST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,991, dated January15, 1884,

Application filed August 6, i883.

To aZZ whom, it may concern..-

Be it known that I, GEORGE WV. DAY, of Haverhill, in the county of Essexand State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Lasts for Boots and Shoes, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to lasts more particularly intended for use inthe manufacture of machine-sewed boots and shoes, and to lasts havingtheir bottom faces surrounded by anarrow metallic rib or plate, againstwhich to drive the lasting-tacks in lasting a boot or shoe upon thelast.

The invention consists in a construction, first, of the surface of saidrib, against which the lasting-tacks are driven, and of the por tion ofthe bottom face of the last for its whole width and length between saidrib, and also, especially at the toe portion thereof, in combinationwith a beveling of the rib which crosses said toe portion at its inneredge, all substantially as hereinafter described, reference being had tothe accompanying plate of drawings, in which- Figure 1 isaplan view ofbottom face of the last. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section online 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view,illustratingthe last at its toe in connection with the toe portion of the shoe afterthe last has been drawn partially from its position in lasting the shoe,but before being wholly removed. Fig. 4 is a vertical crosssection online a 4., Fig. 2.

In the drawings, A is a last, made in two parts, B and G, and the line aof split runs from the usual point, 1), near the ankle, toward the toe,but not fully to the toe, as shown at d, Fig. 2. Y

D is a narrow metal rib or plate,which surrounds the bottom face of thelast and corresponds to the shape thereof, and is attached by screws orother suitable fastening means passed through it and entered into thelast. This rib or plate D is widened or broadened at f, to cover,substantially,the whole bottom surface of the heel portion of the last,and the remaining portion,E, of the bottom face of the last, to wit-theshank, ball, and toe--is cut out or recessed out between the inneredges, 9, of said rib for its whole width and length. (See Figsl, 2, andl more particularly.) The depth (No model.)

of the recess E in the bottom surface of the shank is greater than inthe ball and toe portions, but in all portions it inclines or bevelsfrom the inner edge, g, of the rib D, toward the central portion of thebottom surface. (See Fig. at more particularly.) This recessing of thebottom surface of the last for the whole width and length, and of anincreased depth in the shank,the better disposes of the turnedbackchanneling lip or flap F of the channeled inner sole, G, in using thelast for lasting a boot or shoe having an inner sole channeled, andconsequently the metal rib D of the last can be the better seated uponand against the channel of the inner sole, which by turning back the lipor flap thereof is uncovered for such purpose. At the portion h of therib D, crossing the toe of the last, the rib is widened, as shown at Z,and made inwardly beveling, and the beveling is continued in an inwardbeveling of the bottom surface, as shown at m, Figs. 2 and 3, all ofwhich renders the last capable of being drawn with the greatest ease 7 5and facility over the turned-back lip or flap F at the toe of the innersole, G, (shown in Fig. 3,)when thelast is to be with drawn, previouslyhaving, as usual, removed the instep part 0 of the last. The widening ofthe rib at the too is to provide for the beveling surface m inside ofthe rib portion, to preserve the full width of the rib at the toe forthe riveting of the tacks,

as described 5 and to facilitate the removal of the last from the bootor shoe, the channel a of 8 5 the inner sole at the toeis preferablyincreased in its width, as shown, which forms in part the subject of aseparate application for Letters Patent of the United States of evendate herewith.

p in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 is a groove made in and surrounding the bottomface of the rib D of the last, and in aline corresponding,substantially,to that along which the lasting-tacks are to be driven tolast the boot or shoe. This 95 groove forms a seat, as it were,forreceiving and riveting the tacks as they are driven,and it acts as aguard to prevent the tacks as they are driven and riveted from passingto and over the inner edge, 9, of the rib D, and con- 10o sequentlyinsures their being riveted against the rib, as is desired and intended.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A boot or shoelast having the center porrounding its recessed bottom surface, andhavtion of the bottom surface recessed or deing its toe portion widenedandinwardlybevpressed, as shown, and the outer edge proeled thereat,substantially as and for the pur- 1 vided with a metallic rib, 1), allsubstantially pose specified.

5 as and for the purpose set forth. In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset my 2. A boot or shoe last having the center porhand in the presenceof two subscribing wittion of the bottom surface recessed or denesses.pressed as shown, and the outer edge provided T with a metallic lib, D,having the shallow I GEORGE DAL :0 groove 11, all substantially as andfor the puri pose set forth. EDWIN W. BROWN,

WM. S. BELLoWs.

3. A boot or shoe last having a rib, D, sur- Witnesses:

